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November 13, 2006

Sun Open Sources Java

"In the case of Java SE (Java Standard Edition), we're enhancing (the GPL) with the classpath exception. So when you're working on top or shipping applications with the (Java) libraries and virtual machine, you're not affected by the Java license," said Rich Green, Sun's executive vice president of software.

The reason why Java hasn't been open sourced until now was the code forking and compatibility problems that could result from that.